After 43 days on the run, an American, who is suspected of having killed the ex-lover of her boyfriend, was found Wednesday in Costa Rica.
Spotted in a hostel in the province of Puntarenas, Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, a yoga teacher, will be deported to the United States.
On May 11, Ms. Armstrong, 34, allegedly shot Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, a 25-year-old professional cyclist, in Texas. Investigators believe it was an act of jealousy.
The sportswoman had already attended, from October to November 2021, Colin Strickland, also a professional cyclist and boyfriend of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong. By then, Mr. Strickland and Ms. Armstrong were no longer together.
A few days later, on May 17, the police issued a wanted notice for homicide once morest Ms. Armstrong. The next day, the latter uses a fake passport to take a flight to San José in Costa Rica.
On the day of her death, May 11, Ms. Wilson tells her friends that she planned to bathe with Mr. Strickland. After swimming, the two go to dinner, according to the words of Mr.
At the end of the evening, he takes her back to one of her friends, where she was temporarily staying to prepare for a race. But, it does not enter inside the house.
A little before 10 p.m., the young woman was found dead, with several gunshot wounds.
On May 19, Colin Strickland admitted to hiding the text messages exchanged between him and Ms. Wilson.
According to a tipster, Ms Armstrong believed Mr Strickland and the 25-year-old were still dating in January 2022.
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong even contacted her several times to tell her not to approach her boyfriend, according to a person close to Mrs. Armstrong.
However, Ms Wilson’s family say she was not in a romantic relationship at the time of her death.
